Visual Arts

News and Highlights

The TWU Arts Triangle Walking Tour will be taking place from 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, April 2. The tour is free to the public and will begin at Hubbard Hall with a lecture by guest artist Catherine Cabeen, and will wind its way through campus highlighting dance, drama, art and music along the way and will end with a reception at the Music Building.

TWU Photography professor Susan kae Grant has seven pieces from "Night Journey" in the exhibition, "Unconscious Metaphors" at Walker Fine Art , in Denver, Colorado from March 20 - May 1, 2015 with an opening reception for the artists on March 20. The exhibition features work by Susan kae Grant, Anne Arden McDonald, Bonnie Lhotka, and Aelda Zinn.

TWU Photography Alumni, Kalee Appleton has five pieces from her series "Bit Rot" in a group exhibition titled A Flexible Arrangement at Gray Matters Gallery in Dallas, TX.

TWU Drawing and Painting Alumni Katie Murray is participating in an exhibition titled, "Timeless: Contemporary Configurations". The show is at Gallery 414 in Ft. Worth and will be up from March 28 - May 3 with an opening reception Saturday, March 28, from 2:00 - 9:00 during Spring Gallery Night. Congrats Katie!

TWU Photography Graduate Rachael Banks has been recently published in two online publications and an educational book. The book is the second edition of "Teaching Photography: Tools for the Imaging Educator" which is available for purchase on Amazon.com. She was also given a nice write-up and a several image spread in Dodho Magazine and she is included in the 72nd issue of Fraction Magazine

TWU Photography Alumni Ashley Whitt has a solo exhibition titled "The Haunted Mind" at the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery located in the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library in Dallas. The show runs from March 7- march 28th and there will be a closing reception on March 28th from 3-5pm.

TWU Art History Professor Dr. John Calabrese and Graduate Student Angelia Ford are included in the 2015 Keller Texas Graphite Pencil Art Group Exhibit with four other artists. The exhibition will be up from March 2 through the 26 and will have an Opening Reception Thursday, March 12 from 7:00pm-9:00pm.

TWU Painting Graduate students Jessica McClendon and Bailey Chapman will both be giving an artist talk at the Ft. Works Gallery in Dallas. Elizabeth Dryden & Jessica McClendon will speak Thursday, March 12 at 7:00pm and Abby Bagby & Bailey Chapman will talk about their work on Thursday March 19 at 7:00pm. The lectures will take place on the 9th floor of the Alto 211 building in downtown Dallas.

TWU Sculpture Professor, Tanya Synar is included in a International Exchange Show entitled, TOKYO-LA-TEXAS at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Her work will be on display March 20 - March 28

TWU Photography Undergrad Heather Ross has been selected for the group show To the End, curated by Shea Little. The 2015 Rising Eyes of Texas exhibition is at the Rockport Center for the Arts in Rockport, TX and will but on exhibition from March 14 - April 4 with an opening reception Saturday, March 14, 2015.

TWU Graduate student Angelia Ford is having a solo exhibition of drawings and prints titled, Benevolent Threads. The show will be at Haley-Henman at Gallery 422 from March 4 - 28 with an opening reception Saturday, March 7, from 5-8pm. There will be a conversation with the artist on Saturday, March 28 at 3pm. For more info...

TWU Drawing and Painting Graduate student, Bailey Chapman, has an interview with Do It Dallas, an online publication featuring art, culture, and events. Click here for the Interview.
TWU Sculpture professor Tanya Synar took her sculpture students to participate in the iron pour in Lubbock, TX for the Texas Sculpture Symposium. There they participated and watched the process of pouring iron, in addition to enjoying the lectures and art at the symposium. [pictures]

TWU Drawing and Painting Graduate Student Susan Brents-Sheldon has been selected by Juror Chris Ramsey for the 49th National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. The exhibition runs from February 20 through May 8.

TWU Gallery Coordinator Vance Wingate is having a solo exhibition at Gray Matters Gallery titled Ergo; Superergo / New Work by Vance Wingate. The opening reception is on February 7 from 6:00 to 9:00pm. For more info...

TWU Drawing and Painting graduate student James Zamora is having a painting exhibition at Ro2 Art entitled: For Real: Sarah Atlee & James Zamora. The show will be on display from February 7 - March 8 with an opening reception on Saturday, February 7, from 7:00-10:00pm. For more information...
Fort Work Art Gallery at Alto 211 present their inaugural art exhibition, "10 Under 30" featuring TWU Drawing and Painting graduate students Jessica LennettMcClendon and Bailey K Chapman. The opening reception is on Thursday, January 22 from 6-8pm. For directions and more info...
TWU Drawing and Painting Graduate students, Bailey Chapman and Allison Proulx have been selected for a group show titled Americana at the Crockett Community Gallery in Ft. Worth. There will be an opening reception on January 17, from 6-9 and the exhibition will be run from January 12 - March 7th, 2015.

TWU Art History faculty Dr. John Calabrese is hosting a study abroad trip this upcoming summer. The class is called The Art of Spain : Medieval to 20th Century. Pick up an information packet from Dr. Calabrese for details. If you have any questions regarding the trip, email Dr. Calabrese at jcalabrese@twu.edu.